Financial summary

Swiss francs in millions	2003 FER	2004 IFRS	2005 IFRS	2006 IFRS	2007 IFRS
Net sales	522.2	560.8	567.1	655.2	731.9
Percent change over prior year	(11.4)	7.4	1.1	15.5	11.7
Gross profit	170.3	212.1	204.6	246.5	263.3
as a percent of sales	32.6	37.8	36.1	37.6	36.0
Operating profit (EBIT)	6.3	50.5	44.6	80.2	83.9
as a percent of sales	1.2	9.0	7.9	12.2	11.5
Percent change over prior year	108.8	701.6	(11.7)	79.9	4.6
Operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA)	44.1	86.4	74.2	105.8	107.9
as a percent of sales	8.4	15.4	13.1	16.2	14.7
Net financial revenue/(expense)	(1.2)	(2.2)	12.0	3.7	9.3
Income tax (expense)/income	0.2	(11.6)	(8.4)	(13.5)	(14.4)
as a percent of income before taxes	3.5	24.0	14.8	16.1	15.4
Net income/(loss)	6.6	36.7	48.2	70.4	78.8
as a percent of sales (ROS)	1.3	6.5	8.5	10.7	10.8
Percent change over prior year	108.8	n.a.	31.5	45.9	12.0
as a percent of average shareholders' equity (ROE)	2.6	13.3	15.4	19.3	19.0
Purchases of Assets	17.8	19.2	24.2	24.1	33.9
Percent change over prior year	(11.0)	n.a.	26.0	(0.1)	40.6
Current assets	226.1	258.9	310.8	379.1	416.6
as a percent of the balance sheet total	54.6	60.6	66.5	70.9	70.8
Non-current assets	188.1	168.0	156.5	155.4	171.6
as a percent of the balance sheet total	45.4	39.4	33.5	29.1	29.2
Liabilities	154.4	136.2	131.5	140.2	151.6
as a percent of the balance sheet total	37.3	31.9	28.1	26.2	25.8
Shareholders' equity	259.8	290.7	335.8	394.3	436.5
as a percent of the balance sheet total	62.7	68.1	71.9	73.8	74.2
Balance sheet total	414.1	426.8	467.3	534.5	588.1
Percent change over prior year	(15.5)	n.a.	9.5	14.4	10.0
Employees at end of period	2466	2601	2751	3167	3497
Percent change over prior year	(13.9)	5.5	5.8	15.1	10.4
in Switzerland	1639	1577	1520	1495	1527
in Europe (without Switzerland)	379	449	477	682	881
in the Americas	167	211	272	277	236
in Asia and other areas	281	364	482	713	853
Employees, yearly average	2600	2547	2690	2964	3369